Scholarships and Prizes 2002:
Classics

GAISFORD PRIZES 2003

A prize of £600 will be awarded for a dissertation of not more than 20,000 words on
a subject in the field of
Greek or Latin Language and Literature. Parts of theses in preparation or published work
will not be excluded. The
proposed subject must be submitted to the Chairman of the Board of Management of the
Gaisford Fund (Professor
P.J. Parsons, Christ Church, Oxford OX1 1DP), not later than Friday, 7 February
2003. The prize
is open to members of the University who have completed the examinations necessary for
the degree of BA or who
are graduates of other universities reading for the degrees of B.Phil., M.St., M.Litt.,
M.Phil., or D.Phil., provided
that on the date appointed for sending in essays such candidates shall have completed not
more than fifteen terms
from the date of completing the second public examination or matriculation respectively. The
prize may not be
awarded twice to the same person.

Two copies of the dissertations, which must be typewritten, should be sent to the Head
Clerk, University
Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 9 May
2003. Candidates are
asked to distinguish their dissertations by a motto or pseudonym, not by their own name; and
to attach a sealed
envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a separate note of their
name, college, and
date of matriculation.

Gaisford Undergraduate Essay Prize for Greek Language and Literature

A prize of £300 will be awarded for an essay of not
more than 10,000 words on a subject in the field of Greek Language and Literature. The
proposed subject must be
submitted to the Chairman of the Board of Management of the Gaisford Fund (Professor P.J.
Parsons, Christ
Church, Oxford OX1 1DP), on or before Monday, 25 November 2002.

The prize is open to members of the University who are reading for an Honour School
in the University. The
prize may not be awarded twice to the same person.

Entries, preferably typewritten, must be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices,
Wellington Square, Oxford
OX1 2JD, on or before Friday, 9 May 2003. Candidates are asked to
distinguish their essays by
a motto or pseudonym, not by their own name; and to attach a sealed
envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a separate note of their
name, college, and
date of matriculation.

Gaisford Prizes for Greek Prose and Verse

Prizes of £250 each will be awarded for translation from English into Greek Prose and
Greek Verse (any
suitable metre). The prizes are open to all members of the University who on the closing date
for submission of
entries will not have exceeded six years from the date of their matriculation. The prizes will
not be awarded a second
time to the same person.
The passages set for translation may be obtained from the Secretary, Classics Office, 67 St
Giles', Oxford OX1
3LU.

Entries for the prizes should be sent to the Head Clerk, University Offices, Wellington
Square, Oxford OX1
2JD, on or before Friday, 9 May 2003. Candidates should submit three
copies of their composition,
preferably typewritten. They are asked to distinguish their compositions by a motto or
pseudonym, not by their own
name; and to
attach a sealed envelope, with the same motto or pseudonym written on it, containing a
separate note of their name,
college, and date of matriculation.